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Abiotic Ecology

The Ituri river is the color of strong tea.

Yuck!

Thin, fragile soil

Vegetation

Animals

Pressure

Alleviation

not protected

the end.

Tongue

Branches

Leaves

Buds

Wary, run from humans and other predators

Highly Developed Hearing

Adaptations

Striped Hindquarters

Blend in with forest

Nickname: "Forest Giraffe"

1990's and 2000's

Closest Relative:

Poaching

Critical Levels

Similarities:

Long, black tongue

500-700 lbs!

Slightly lenghtened neck

Giraffe

Apperance:

Risk

Nearly wiped out

Herd too large

Antelope

Zebra

Part

Societal

Travel in herds

Dependance on natural resources (Bushmeat)

Donkey

Matriarchal

split into 2 or more groups

Behavior:

Approaching from South!

Diet

Rarely exceed 2.5m

Economic Use

300,000

Fruits

Oldest female is leader

Help germinate trees

Immigration

Tusks curve downward

(Compared to Savannah Elephant)

Appearance:

New immigrants don't feel connected with forest

Approx. 3,400 kg

Population=

Human Development

Okapi

Gold Mining

Commercial Hunting

Smaller Ears

African

Forest

Elephant

Poor Land Use Planning

At-Risk

Species

Slash and Burn

Pressures

Literally:

Shallow Bowl

Especially Eastern side

Where is it?

Dem. Republic of Congo

The Ituri Forest

Gradual filling of Cuvette since Precambrian times

Tectonic uplift of edges of cuvette

Cuvette

Natural

History

Huge Depression

Underlying sediments form outcrops

World Heritage Site

1/5

"Okapi Wildlife Reserve"

Surveys

of Ituri Forest

Elephants

in 1992

Apes

Outside areas...

Information

Human Impact

Okapis

Ecology

Measured for 15 yrs

Eco-tourism

Forest Dynamics

Biotic Ecology

Elephants

Streams and Rivers

Tree growth/mortality

Ideas?

  • Ituri River
  • Nepoko
  • Epulu
  • Nduye
  • Ibina

Mbuti Pygmies

Rainforest Experience

Smart agriculture

Tributaries

Main river

Microinvesting

Climate

Over 75 inches of rain per year

December-February=Dry Season

(Less than 7 in. rain)

88°F/31°C year-round

Heaviest rains during October and early November

(<10 cm)

180 days of sunshine

170 ft Hardwoods

Small Saplings

Dense Canopy!

Rapid soil deterioration!

Intense rainfall

Equitorial Sun

Sandy Clay

Acidic

Yellow-Reddish color

Thin layer of humus

Orignated from:

Granite

Gneissis

Metamorphosed rock

Large leafy ground cover

(lack of sunlight)

Lower levels have little growth

Okapi

300 species

Buffalo

Birds

Antelope

10 species

Bongo

Congo peacock

Monkeys

Aardvark

Butterflies

500 species

Leopard

Elephant

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